Show Thousands Pray at Church of Nativity Christmas Observances Held in Principal Nations of the World i i 1 B Br Dr Aj Pr Pun Thousands of pilgrims in the past two days days' have prayed at the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem the Bethlehem the church over ground h hallowed hallowed hal hal- I- I lowed as t the e site sie where the Cpr Christ t child was l' l born Protestant and Catholic services services' reached ached a climax Christmas morn mom ten days before eastern orthodox celebrations of the nativity in hi the same church Pope Pius XI said three live masses in his private chapel yes yes- Today he was t to begin receiving receiving receiving re re- re- re special Christmas holiday visits vis vis- vis its from prelates and officials of Vatican Vat Vat- ican lean City They will continue for 11 days Thousands crowded the Church of St St. Mary Major in Rome which holds pieces of wood reputedly from rom the original l crib in Bethlehem m. m Other distinctive dis ceremonies in Italy included the blessing of lambs brought to the Alassio church near Genoa by shep shep- herds King George issued a message to his subjects We nil all are arc equally bound to arrive at reasoned tranquillity within our border to regain regain regain re re- re gain prosperity without self seeking a He and the queen spent the day at Sandringham surrounded by their children and grandchildren PARTY FOR CHILDREN President and Mme Lebrun gaVe gage a Christmas party parly to Paris school schoolchildren schoolchildren schoolchildren children at the presidential palace At l ont not far fal from Paris the exiled King Alfonso of Spain and his family spent a quiet Christmas in the palace of former French emperors and kings The Spanish princesses knitted sweaters as gifts tor for their brothers brother t s Large crowds attended the few churches permitted to hold services Cervices in Mexico City and those in other parts of the country number number number num- num num num- ber of churches also is limited by law The government invoked a year end year end fair yesterday and gave a ten day year end holiday The former kaisers kaiser's illness illness' from a cold and rheumatism caused cancellation cancel cancel- lation of th the traditional divine services ser ser- vices at his exile residence in Doom Doorn Holland His wife Prin Princess ess Hermine presided alone at distribution o of gifts gilts GRANDDAUGHTER ARRIVES President Von rg of or of Ger Gen many spent the day with his grandchildren grandchildren grand grand- rand rand- children and celebrated the birth of another granddaughter the fourth child chUd of Oscar von on Hindenburg About political prisoners were released by br Christmas Christmas' eve in Prussia A huge cathedral l which has been under construction for nearly years was dedicated in La Pa Paz Par Bo Bo- livia livIal The hour 24 tr truce ce between Bo Bolivia Bolivia Bo- Bo livia and forces on the Gran Chaco battlefront nt ended last night Celebrations were restricted in Cuba by army and police precautions to prevent a a recurrence of rioting g which occurred Saturday in Santiago anc an and Santa Clara Clare The historic Havana Ha vana midnight mass was suspended While Christmas has been abolished In Soviet Russia 1 the foreign loreign colony in M Moscow cow held its observances vances without without with with- out interference ce |